The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-15
TRIPLE HANGING.
A Negro Assaults a Ten Year Old Girl
on Her Way to School.
For Which He is Hanged With Two
Others Who Watched Him.
The BroOking Gang Of Thieves Landed
in Texas Jail.
A Missouri Bank Winds up With
A Missouri Bank Winds up With
Practically no Assets.


ODTN, Tenn, Dec. S.-Minnie, the
ten-year-old daughter of NJ. Meyers,
attends school about a mile from home.
On Wednesday morning sheystarted Ito
school alone. When about half a
mile from home, in the lonely woods,
she was accosted by a negro named
Charles, whom she knew very well.
The negro induced the child to enter
the woods with him and she was there
assaulted by the negro, Adam Charles
Andy Miller and William Smith, both
negroes, were present and witnessed
the crime. Minnie reached home more
dead than alive and told her story
In short time a hundred men were
on the tail of the fiends. Miller was
ca ptured early in the afternoon and re-
We aled the hiding place of his compan-
ion s, in the woods near by. Miller ac-
Gus ed his companions of the crime and
pro tested his innocence. No accusa-
lions were made by the pursuing party,
who proceeded in ominous silence to a
wood near by, where they hanged the
three.
LANDED IN JAIL.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 8.-The
rmgleaderS of the famous BroOkinp
gang of thieves and train robbers were
last night landed in jail. The scene of
depreciation was in Childress, Wilabar-
ger, Baylor and adjoining portions of
the state. The robbers lived in canons
and caves and were a well organized
band. All big ranchmen have suffered
at their hands and in one case a whole
herd of cattle were stolen in Green
county and taken and sold. The men
were placed in the Tarrant county Jail.
They were BoOde BTooking, captain of
the brigands, G. Schencer, Wylie Bell,
j. G.. Burke. Mike Swain, Sam Pres
colt, Arizona Kid and three others,
who were left in Vernon Jail. The
scene of the crimes of these men is
seventy-six miles from Fort Worth,
but they were brought here for fear of
rescue.
ANOTHER FATAL COLLISION.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Dec. S.-The
outgoing Kansas City, st. Joseph &
Council Bluffs passenger train was run
into late last night by freight train at
Percival, and according to the reports
of the officials two tramps on the
freight train were killed. The passen-
ger train had stopped on account of a
hot box. A flagman was sent back,
but the fog was SO dense that the
freight engineer could not see his sig
nal. The train was blockaded several
hours. Other reports state that the
lICiKhI CLkluC WCnJ dllLO0O JllC
sleeper and that one passenger was
killed and about twenty injured. No
names have yet been obtained.
RAIDING COAL CARS.
WICHITA. Kas., Dec. S.-A wide
spread coal famine has been prevailing
throughout the entire western part of
Kansas for some time. The railroad
companies have been shipping hundreds
of car loads of coal through from Colo
of -
but only once in a while can they be in
duced to drop off a load in the western
part of the state. One night last week
the farmers captured a train of coal
cars and took what they wanted. Pri-
vate dispatches to this city say that an
other mob of settlers took charge of
another train last night and filled their
wagons. They left their names and
the money for what they took.
A ROTTEN BANK.
STEwARTsVLLE, Mo-. Dec. S.-The
bank of Buck ~ Crosby was closed
yesterday. The liabilities are I'M
known, but the assets so far are
practically nothing. Mr.. Coberly, who
has a deposit of $4,000, is partially
secured in the bank. +. w. Burton,
county treasurer, has 81 400 on deposit
aud will lose it all. DIR Smith loses
$4,000; q. w. Samuels, of st. Joe,
loses 81 900; b. /. Castell and w. IL.
Haynes of st. Joe, lose 5000. All
merchants and many farmers are
victims. Mr.. Buck. the senior partner,
claims the assets will equal the
liabilities, This banking house was
one OF the best known in northwest
Missouri.
REPORTED WRECK
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 8.-The
outgoing Kansas City, st. Joseph IL
Council Bluffs passenger train was run
into late last night by a freight train at
Percival, and according to the reports
of the officials two tramps on the
freight train were killed. The passen-
ger train had stopped on account of a
hot box. A flagman was sent back.
but the fog was so dense that the
freight engineer could not see his sig
nal. The train was blockaded several
hours. Other reports state that the
freight engine went almost through
the sleeper, and one passenger was
killed and about twenty injured. Nc
names have yet been obtained.
LARGEST IN HER HISTORY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. THE
largest fire in Montgomery's history
broke out on east side of Commerce
street between II and l O'Clock thii
morning. Groell Bros. u Co., whole
sale grocers, loss on store and stock i!
1920, 900; insured for $50, 900; Hobbs
~ league. WuOltSdlO RIOCcIo, olOCt
and store about $50 600, largely covered
by Insurance.; Warren s. Co., wholesale
grocers, loss on stock, 10000, insur
ance about half and considerable
amount was saved. \ building OF
Bibb street was destroyed, in value
loss of S40,0 900. 1t comprised Taturn'
soda water factory and Sable's leathe
and fur depot. The total loss is owe
$3.50, 900. At one time both sides O
.frasa I,,,
wind and bountiful supply of waite
interposed.
FATAL FLAMES.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Dec. 7.-Th
Buckeye Touring mills of NJ. w. AndeT
son in this city burned last night. Tn
east wall of the building fell. crushing
NJ. w. Anderson, the owner, and
latter being killed. Mr.. Anderson
died in few moments. Three othe
. firemen were dangerously injured an,
two slightly hurt. The mill was value,
at 81 900 and insured for 5000.
WANT A MILITIA.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. THE sheriff
of Lake county has asked the governo
for militia to quell threatened rio
among the ore handlers at FairpOrt
that county. One hundred men of tn
Fifth Regiment, Cleveland, have bee
ordered to hold themselves in read
ness to move tomorrow morning
necessary.
FOUND GUILTY.
New YORK, Dec. AT Riverhea,
Long Island, to-day Francis AsbuI
Hawkins, aged about -, and of n
spectacle antecedents, was four
guilty of murder in the first degr,
for killing his mother, who objected
his intended marriage.
STABLES BURNED.
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. Tone
the stables of Bowerman Bros, de;
ers in fine trotting stock, burned /
night. with five valuable horses. II
total loss is estimated at $50, 600.
incendiary fire was alsostarted in thr
places.
ON TRIAL.
MACON, Gn., Dec. Tom Woolfol
who is charged with the murder of |